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Savannah/KSAV 2018

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First movements of the year on Tuesday 2nd were four F15Cs from 122FS LA ANG "Jazz 1" Flt

78-0509
78-0520
78-0536
(80)-0035

They just stopped for a couple of hours

Nothing today except snow!
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Visiting yesterday (Tuesday 9th) were four F15Es from 4FW coded "SJ" bl fin stripes "Siege 11-14"

87-0178
87-0196
88-1672
89-0499

Also visiting
(06)-27113 UH60L
2303 HC144A Cape Cod
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Visiting today were two of the SJs from yesterday as "Siege 11-12"
87-0178
89-0499

A little further from home was S-70A 6M-BC as "Austrian AF 73"
I suspect it arrived from the port and headed west after getting gas
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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foc1 wrote:Visiting today were two of the SJs from yesterday as "Siege 11-12"
87-0178
89-0499

A little further from home was S-70A 6M-BC as "Austrian AF 73"
I suspect it arrived from the port and headed west after getting gas
I wonder where she was going. Maintenance somewhere?
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Austria has signed a maintenance contract for their Blackhawks. GAS will modernise this first Blackhawk, and if succesful, the rest will follow. And GAS could be awarded a contract for four new Austrian Blackhawks.
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michel N wrote:Austria has signed a maintenance contract for their Blackhawks. GAS will modernise this first Blackhawk, and if succesful, the rest will follow. And GAS could be awarded a contract for four new Austrian Blackhawks.
Don't know who GAS are and where they are located, but thanks for the info!
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https://www.addendum.org/bundesheer/black-hawk/

Some interesting background info about the contract, GAS, but in German language
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Bennie wrote: Don't know who GAS are and where they are located
Work will be done at Global Aviation Solutions new facilities at Guntersville Airport, AL.
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Four SJ bl on Thursday 11th

87-0178
87-0197
89-0499
plus one more either 0186 or 0196
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Noted Friday 12th
12-0338 C146A
16????/WK-05 F/A18D VMFA(AW)-224
164959/WK-14 F/A18D VMFA(AW)-224
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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WK05 - 164951 May17

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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Looks like another Sentry about to start. Noted arriving today were:

325FW F22A "TY"
00-4017
01-4017, 4019, 4021, 4023, 4024
02-4028, 4029, 4030, 4031, 4033, 4039
03-4042, 4044
Plus "325FW"
Only FYs for 4017, 4019 and 4044 actually read this time

325FW T38A "TY" yl/bk
61-0904
62-3615 "2FTS", 3660
63-8154
67-14833, 14923
68-8139, 8150, 8186
70-1559

Visiting were:
TAW-4 T6B "G"
166018, 6041, 6122, 6249

TAW-4 T44C "G"
160845/445, 160852/452, 160853/453, 160969/430, 160979/406, 161061/461, 161072/472
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Some F/A18Es came to join the fun today

VFA-143 all coded "AG"
168908/100, 168921/101, 168922/102, 168924/104, 169115/105, 168907/107, 168920/110

The T6s and T44s all departed this morning or yesterday evening
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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F22A "325FW" confirmed as 02-4040 today.

Lunch stopping for the exercise today were the following F15C/Ds
159FS FL ANG all bl/wt
79-0057, 80-0058, 85-0127, 86-0143 "Fang 1" flight

122FS LA ANG "JZ" mlti
80-0002, 81-0036, 82-0009, 83-0041 "Jazz 1" flight

F35B VM-15 VMFAT-501 did a low approach

C146A 10-3026 (serial from SBS) visited as "Hound 92"
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Unmarked F/A18E 169395 arrived last night as "Hornet 71" and parked at the FBO. I don't think it is anything to do with the exercise...
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